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Low noise 1.2 THz SIS receiver

Bumble, B.·Stern, J. A.·Zmuidzinas, J.·Rice, F.·Miller, D.·Karpov, A.·LeDuc, H. G.
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We prevent the development of a low noise SIS mixer for the 1.1-1.25 THz heterodyne receiver of FIRST space radiotelescope.

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Bumble, B., Stern, J. A., Zmuidzinas, J., Rice, F., Miller, D., Karpov, A., LeDuc, H. G.. 2001-02-14. Low noise 1.2 THz SIS receiver. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210001435

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